Invoking images of falling, drowning, and dying, presenters at the conference of the Coal Association of Canada this week in Vancouver did not ignore the challenges facing the coal industry, but attendees also expressed reasons for a measure of.

Coal, an industry in terminal decline in the US and around the world, has turned to developing country markets in a desperate effort to gain stabler footing Despite being ill-suited to meet the basic electricity needs of much of the world's.

At about this time last year, Ben van Beurden, Chief Executive of Shell, made a speech that was designed to show how Shell saw the need for technology and action to counter climate change In the build-up to the Paris summit, he said:

Despite advice from Desmond Tutu to divest from of coal, oil and gas, the Church of England is choosing to delay a decision until late 2015, says climate activist Bill McKibbenThe Church of England (CoE) is failing to heed the advice of Desmond.